Maurice Peabody oral history interview, 1993 April 30

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Maurice Peabody discusses his experiences playing basketball for Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Charlotte YMCA, and Davidson College during the 1930s. Mr. Peabody recounts some of the most memorable games he played over his career; talks about the respect and devotion the Central High players had for Coach Walter Skidmore, who went on to coach basketball at the University of North Carolina; and explains how the game has changed since the 1930s. He also discusses how he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps through the U.S. Army following his graduation from Davidson College.

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Basketball and Culture in the Southern Piedmont

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Title: Maurice Peabody oral history interview, 1993 April 30
Interviewee: Peabody, Maurice E., 1913-2000
Interviewer: Felkner, Peter H.
Contributor: Peabody, Kathryn, 1917-2010
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 1993-04-30
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:51:37) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Maurice Peabody was a 80-year-old man at the time of the interview, which took place in his home in Gastonia, North Carolina. He was born in Iva, South Carolina in 1913. He was educated at Central High School and Davidson College, and had been employed as a sales manager for the McCulloch Chainsaw Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
Abstract: Maurice Peabody discusses his experiences playing basketball for Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Charlotte YMCA, and Davidson College during the 1930s. Mr. Peabody recounts some of the most memorable games he played over his career; talks about the respect and devotion the Central High players had for Coach Walter Skidmore, who went on to coach basketball at the University of North Carolina; and explains how the game has changed since the 1930s. He also discusses how he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps through the U.S. Army following his graduation from Davidson College.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Sales personnel
Subjects--Names: Peabody, Maurice E., 1913-2000
Skidmore, Walter, 1903-1993
Subjects--Organizations: Central High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America
Davidson College (N.C.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
United States. Army
Subjects--Topics: Basketball
Basketball coaches
Basketball--Tournaments
Basketball players
Basketball stories
College sports
Basketball teams
School sports
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Sugar Creek
North Carolina--Davidson
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1920-2000
Digital Collection Title: Levine Museum of the New South
Digital Collection Series Title: Basketball and Culture in the Southern Piedmont
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: MU-PE0065
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7880

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